Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Analysis of Eddy Current Data Using a Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)To characterize flaws caused by intergranular attack (IGA) in steam generator tubes, the Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Owners’ Group sponsored a program to study different techniques to determine ... -
Weld Characterization and Residual Stress Measurements for TC-128B Steel Plate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Welding is the primary joining process used in the construction and repair of railroad tank cars. Since recent federal regulations have emphasized the need for fatigue life analyses, and since ... -
Analysis of the Thermal Hydraulic Consequences Following Common Mode Pump Seizure in a Nuclear Power Plant
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)In nuclear power plants, the primary heat transport system (PHTS) is designed according to ASME Section 3 Division 1. The PHTS together with Primary Coolant Pumps (PCPs) is designed so that ... -
Avoiding Thermoacoustic Vibration in Burner/Furnace Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Burner/furnace systems are generally sensitive to thermoacoustic vibration due to the presence of large temperature differentials between the cold burner air and the hot furnace gases. The systems ... -
Investigating the Interaction Behavior Between Two Arbitrarily Oriented Surface Cracks Using Multilevel Substructuring
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The existence of arbitrarily oriented multiple cracks is a common problem in brittle materials. Some of these materials, such as ceramics, are used in mechanical and aerospace structures that ... -
Analysis of Possibility of Pressure Tube Cold Pressurization During ECCS Injection for a Small Break LOCA
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)ECCS is designed to keep the reactor fuel temperatures within safe limits. The paper describes an additional criterion for Indian pressurized heavy water reactors (IPHWRs) evolving from the need ... -
Design Procedures for an FRP Stub-Flange Joint
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The design procedures for an innovative fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) stub-flange joint are presented. The joint is intended for use with filament-wound pipes, and was developed to address some ... -
Correlation of Test and FEA Results for the Nonlinear Behavior of Straight Pipes and Elbows
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)This paper summarizes the literature on reconciliation of finite element analyses with in-plane bending experiments on piping elbows. It then describes in detail two four-point-bending tests on ... -
Stress Analysis and Determination of Bolt Preload in Pipe Flange Connections With Gaskets Under Internal Pressure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The stresses of a pipe flange connection with a spiral-wound gasket under internal pressure are analyzed taking account a nonlinearity and a hysteresis of the gasket by using an axisymmetric ... -
Limit Load Estimation Using Plastic Flow Parameter in Repeated Elastic Finite Element Analyses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The procedures described in this paper for determining a limit load is based on Mura’s extended variational formulation. Used in conjunction with linear elastic finite element analyses, the ... -
The Mixed-Mode Fracture Analysis of Multiple Embedded Cracks in a Semi-Infinite Plane by an Analytical Alternating Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)An efficient analytical alternating method is developed in this paper to evaluate the mixed-mode stress intensity factors of embedded multiple cracks in a semi-infinite plane. Analytical solutions ... -
Shape Sensitivity Analysis of Linear-Elastic Cracked Structures Under Mode-I Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)A new method is presented for shape sensitivity analysis of a crack in a homogeneous, isotropic, and linear-elastic body subject to mode-I loading conditions. The method involves the material ... -
Finite Element Simulation of the Tightening Process of Bolted Joint With a Bolt Heater
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)The tightening operation with a bolt heater has advantages surpassing those of other tightening methods. Currently, a bolt heater is mainly applied to tighten huge bolts that cannot be clamped ... -
Limit Loads for Layered Structures Using Extended Variational Principles and Repeated Elastic Finite Element Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Layered structures are used in industry due to their better cost-to-strength and weight-to-strength performance compared with conventional structures. This paper presents a simple and systematic ... -
Estimation of Disk Burst Pressures Using Limit Analysis Collapse Loads
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)Jones and Holliday 1 recently reported simulations of clamped circular disks employing a continuum finite element method and elastic/plastic material models. An interesting conclusion of that work ... -
Experimental Investigation of 3-D Crack-Tip Deformation Using Moiré-Sagnac Interferometry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)A combined moiré-Sagnac interferometry method was applied for in-plane and out-of- plane crack-tip surface deformation measurement. Based on 2-D and 3-D Jacobian derivative method (JDM), a stress ... -
Thermoelastic Analysis of Thick-Walled Vessels Subjected to Transient Thermal Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)A closed-form solution was derived for the transient thermal fields developed in thick-walled vessels subjected to a plausible exponential heating on the internal surface with convection to the ... -
3-D Stress Intensity Factors for Internal Cracks in an Overstrained Cylindrical Pressure Vessel—Part II: The Combined Effect of Pressure and Autofrettage
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)KIA and KIP stress intensity factors (SIF) for three-dimensional semi-elliptical, surface, radial cracks prevailing in a pressurized or autofrettaged thick-walled cylinder were evaluated and discussed ... -
Changes in Residual Stress in Worked Surface Layer of Type 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel Due to Tensile Deformation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)Changes in the residual stress in a worked surface layer of type 304 austenitic stainless steel due to tensile deformation were measured by the X-ray diffraction residual stress measuring method. ... -
Quantification of Creep Cavitation in Welded Joint and Evaluation of Material Characteristics of Simulated Heat-Affected Zone in X 20 CrMoV 12 1 Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2001)X 20 CrMoV 12 1(DIN 17 175) steel has been used for components subjected to high temperature in power plants and chemical and petroleum industries. Therefore, extensive studies have been made ...